Here are a couple of stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just for fun. Laser therapy spurs stem cells to repair teeth. Harvard University scientists have, for the first time, used a type of laser trigger … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Lasers Regenerate Dental Tissue, European Commission Rejects Stem Cell Ban
Month: May 2014
A Second Chance for a Spinal Cord Injury Trial, and a Powerful Reminder from Patient Advocates
Yesterday’s meeting of our governing Board was important for a number of reasons. First, the Board voted to invest some $32 million to try and get two promising projects into clinical trials – more on that in a minute – and also to try and attract some world-class researchers to California through our Research Leadership … Continue reading A Second Chance for a Spinal Cord Injury Trial, and a Powerful Reminder from Patient Advocates
Stem Cell Agency Governing Board’s Meeting is Now Live
The May Board meeting is now underway. Big items under discussion today are funding for our Strategic Partnership Awards - designed to encourage more partnerships with industry - and Research Leadership - to attract the best stem cell scientists to California. You can listen in to the proceedings in a number of different ways. PHONE: … Continue reading Stem Cell Agency Governing Board’s Meeting is Now Live
Kim Kardashian and C.C. Sabathia—Stem Celebrities: Raising Awareness or Raising the Risk?
One of the easiest, and most shameless, ways of getting attention on social media is to drop celebrity names into the mix. So when you see that this blog includes references to both Kim Kardashian and Yankee’s baseball pitcher C. C. Sabathia you might conclude that that is what I’m trying to do. A reasonable … Continue reading Kim Kardashian and C.C. Sabathia—Stem Celebrities: Raising Awareness or Raising the Risk?
Write your Ticket to the Stem Cell Science Event of the Year
For many stem cell scientists one of the highlights of the year is going to the annual International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) conference. It’s like Disneyland for researchers. This year the event is being held in Vancouver, Canada. But many younger scientists won’t be going because they can’t afford it. So UC Davis … Continue reading Write your Ticket to the Stem Cell Science Event of the Year
Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Safety of First Embryonic Cell Trial, Engineered Organs, New Hips
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Update on status of bioengineered organs. Kevin Mayer, writing for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, this week produced the best lay overview I have read … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught our Eye: Safety of First Embryonic Cell Trial, Engineered Organs, New Hips
Slowing Down the Clock on Aging Hearts
It’s like something from a nightmare: a disease that ages you at a breakneck pace, so that by age 12, your body more closely resembles someone in their 80’s—inside and out. Instead of enjoying your childhood and adolescence, you suffer from diseases usually reserved for octogenarians: including heart disease, kidney failure and stroke. Chances are, … Continue reading Slowing Down the Clock on Aging Hearts
Getting at the Root of Cancer: Cancer Stem Cells Tracked down in Human Patients
The backers of the cancer stem cell hypothesis just got a boost from scientists at the University of Oxford, UK, and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, who last week used an advanced genetic tracking technique that identified, in patients, the presence of cancer stem cells—a small subset of cancer cells that many experts view as … Continue reading Getting at the Root of Cancer: Cancer Stem Cells Tracked down in Human Patients
Beautiful by design: turning a stem cell research workplace into a work of art
Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research, USCSometimes what seems like an interesting project, a fun thing to try out, turns out to be a great idea, one that has the power to completely transform the way others see what you do and where you do it. That’s what is happening at the … Continue reading Beautiful by design: turning a stem cell research workplace into a work of art
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: stroke, growing bladder tissue and a clinical trial roundup
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Early data on stem cells for stroke promising. The British company ReNeuron reported preliminary data on its clinical trial in stroke patients at the European … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: stroke, growing bladder tissue and a clinical trial roundup
The Stem Cellar 